Hits, Hype & Hustle: An Insider’s Guide to the Music Business

BBC FOUR, 9.00PM

After last week’s look at how to break new acts into the music business, this episode of the excellent series focuses on the mechanics of live performance. We get an expert guide in the form of veteran promoter John Giddins, who is responsible for the Isle of Wight Festival. He traces the history of gigging from the naive mayhem of the Sixties, to the state-of-the-art stadium-fillers we’ve come to expect today. Along the way, artists such as Phil Collins and Blur’s Alex James share touring tales. TD